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Three things we learned from 2020 – time’s up for Keita

By Advait Raghunath

LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - JULY 22: Jordan Henderson of Liverpool holds the Premier League Trophy aloft along side Mohamed Salah as they celebrate winning the League during the presentation ceremony of the Premier League match between Liverpool FC and Chelsea FC at Anfield on July 22, 2020 in Liverpool, England. Football Stadiums around Europe remain empty due to the Coronavirus Pandemic as Government social distancing laws prohibit fans inside venues resulting in games being played behind closed doors. (Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images)
LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - JULY 22: Jordan Henderson of Liverpool holds the Premier League Trophy aloft along side Mohamed Salah as they celebrate winning the League during the presentation ceremony of the Premier League match between Liverpool FC and Chelsea FC at Anfield on July 22, 2020 in Liverpool, England. Football Stadiums around Europe remain empty due to the Coronavirus Pandemic as Government social distancing laws prohibit fans inside venues resulting in games being played behind closed doors. (Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images) /
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2020 has been a memorable year for Liverpool fans across the globe.

2020. The year we returned to the perch they mounted for numerous years in the 20th Century. In Jurgen Klopp’s fourth full season in charge, Liverpool were crowned champions of England for the first time in 30 years.

A year where the COVID-19 pandemic created so many unprecedented challenges, the Reds’ success at the highest level gave us all some respite. The inevitables managed to beat the odds and quieten calls to null and void the 2019/20 season.

All of that was in the first half of the year. The second half hasn’t been quite so romantic. Injuries have been aplenty, with Liverpool losing key players like their central defensive partnership, Virgil van Dijk and Joe Gomez for a prolonged period of time.

Liverpool entered the 2020/21 season with a few exciting additions to the squad. Diogo Jota signed from Wolves and Thiago Alcantara from Bayern Munich, the ones grabbing all the headlines.

There were a couple of notable departures as well, with long-serving players, Dejan Lovren and Adam Lallana making their way out of Jurgen Klopp’s side. While the pack may have been re-shuffled, Liverpool’s aims remained the same. To retain the Premier League title and reconquer Europe.

Liverpool now finds themselves in the midst of a title race, with many clubs still in contention. The club has also successfully reached the Round of 16 of the UEFA Champions League.

The performance levels have dipped from last season. However, a tight fixture list, injuries, and not having fans to cheer the team on have obviously affected the side’s output on the field.

Now that I’ve attempted to establish the general feeling around Liverpool’s 2020, I wish to delve into some of the intricacies. Here are three things I’ve noticed about the squad in the past year.

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